Necktie-fastener.



PATENTED NOV. 14,1905.

NEGKTIE FASTI'PIVER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10. 1904.

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NECKTlE-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1905.

Application filed March 10, 1904. Serial No. 197,449.

To all whom, it may concern: 1

Be it known that 1, JOHN NUTRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in necktie-fasteners, and relates to that class of necktiefasteners which engage the collarbutton and secure the necktie thereon, the object being the provision of a device of this character which will possess merit in point of simplicity and inexpensiveness of construction, ease and efliciency of operation, and which is entirely practical.

With this object in View my invention consists of a necktie-fastener embodying novel features of construction and arrangements of parts, as substantially disclosed herein.

Figure 1 represents a rear view of what is known as a bow-tie provided or equipped with one of my fasteners. Fig. 2 represents a view of the shield,showing part of the tie and inner end of the fastener. Fig. 3 represents an enlarged perspective view of the fastener, and Fig. 4: represents a sectional view on the line X X of Fig. 2.

I have shown my device as applied to the well-known form of bow-tie A, which carries the shield B, having the ends or flaps O, which pass under the collar, and said strip is provided with the pair of upper openings D,

' through which the upper terminals of the necktie-fastener pass, and with the lower openings E, through which the lower terminals of the fastener pass. The fastener is made of a single piece of wire bent first to form the upper pair of parallel arms F, which, as before stated, pass through the upper openings D, and from thence is formed the loop G, then the pair of spring arms or members H, then the upright portions O and P, then the arms and terminals J, which arms or terminals pass through the lower openings of the pad, and finally the upper retaining-loop or confining transverse portion K is provided. From this construction it will be seen that an upper pair of arms is provided which pass through the upper openings D and that a lower pair of arms is provided which pass through the lower openings E, and these ends are bent, as shown at M, which secures the fastening in place upon the shield B, and also that the pair of spring clamping-arms, with the loop, is provided, which receives and engages the collar-button, and that the upper transverse retainer is provided, which engages on the upper side of the shank of the collarbutton, and thus the shank of a collar-button is confined between the upper transverse retainer and between the loop and the pair of spring-arms, and the device is rigidly and evenly secured or fastened upon the collarbutton, thus fastening the necktie in the proper place and absolutely preventing the accidental release or detachment of the tie.

In applying my device it is simply necessary to press the spring-arms down upon the shank of the collar-button, which shank will pass through the contracted portion N between the spring-arms and into the loop, where it will be retained between the springarm and the upper retainer.

I claim- 1. A necktie-fastener made from a single piece of wire and consisting of the upper pair of parallel single arms, the open loop formed thereon and on a plane substantially at right angles thereto, the pair of spring-arms radiating from the lower open end of the loop and leaving a narrow neck or opening in said loop, the upright portions formed in the same plane with the loop, the lower pair of parallel arms formed by doubling the wire back upon itself, and the curved portion connecting the upright portions and crossing the open loop and serving asaretaining means for retaining the collar-button within the loop.

2. In combination with the necktie, and the shield having the upper and lower series of openings, the necktie-fastener having'the upper pair of parallel arms passing through the upper openings in the shield and bent downward, the open loop formed on said arms and in a plane substantially the same as the downwardly-bent portions of said parallel arms, the pair of spring-arms radiating from the lower open end of the loop, the upright portions formed in the same plane with the loop, the lower pair of parallel arms passing through the lower openings in the shield and bent upwardly, and the curved portion connecting the upright portions and crossing the open loop and serving as a retaining means for retaining the collar-button within the loop.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN NUTRY.

Witnesses:

THos. HALL, JULIUS LEHRENKRAUSS, Jr. 

